Soft Infrastructure Development in Central Asia 2020: Effective Infrastructure Development Through Legislation, Regulation, Policies, Governance, and Public Private Frameworks (December 6, 2019) The resource-rich and geographically strategic region of Central… Continue reading Soft Infrastructure Development in Central Asia 2020: Effective Infrastructure Development Through Legislation, Regulation, Policies, Governance, and Public Private Frameworks
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Advancing Kazakh Culture: Launch of the Abai Center Website
The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the George Washington University’s Central Asia Program (CAP) and the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) are proud to announce… Continue reading Advancing Kazakh Culture: Launch of the Abai Center Website
New Journal in Central Asian Studies, Acta Via Serica
Acta Via Serica is an international, multi-disciplinary, open-access journal published in English semi-annually in June and December. The journal is devoted to publishing new research within the arts, humanities, and… Continue reading New Journal in Central Asian Studies, Acta Via Serica
Central Eurasian Studies Society Annual Conference 2020 at Ohio University
Annual Conference 2020: Panel and paper proposals, travel grant applications, and pre-conference workshop applications now being accepted (deadline: March 30). CESS is pleased to announce that panel and paper proposals,… Continue reading Central Eurasian Studies Society Annual Conference 2020 at Ohio University
Job Announcement: Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Nazarbayev University seeks instructors to teach intensive Kazakh and Russian courses to international students during their summer intensive program. Under the supervision of the program director, instructors will be expected… Continue reading Job Announcement: Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies
The Digital Generation and Startups in Tajikistan
by Ilhom Aliyev CAP Paper 229 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2020 Ilhom Aliyev advises DAI Europe on Policy Innovation Facility, a UK government-funded initiative that brings innovative solutions to economic… Continue reading The Digital Generation and Startups in Tajikistan
Unveiling Girls’ Madrasahs in Kyrgyzstan
By Aichurek Kurmanbekova CAP Paper 228 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2020 Aichurek Kurmanbekova graduated from the Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University with a BA in Political Science (2008) and the OSCE… Continue reading Unveiling Girls’ Madrasahs in Kyrgyzstan
Tajik Artists Lead Social Change: The Role of Art in Questioning Tajik Traditional Values
By Lola Ulugova CAP Paper 227 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2020 Lola Ulugova (Lolisanam) has been an art manager in Tajikistan since 2000. She has contributed in writing and producing… Continue reading Tajik Artists Lead Social Change: The Role of Art in Questioning Tajik Traditional Values
Choosing Your Battles: Different Languages of Kazakhstani Youth Activism
By Nafissa Insebayeva CAP Paper 226 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2020 Nafissa Insebayeva is a PhD Candidate at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, where she specializes in Kazakhstan’s domestic politics,… Continue reading Choosing Your Battles: Different Languages of Kazakhstani Youth Activism
Kazakhstan. Tokayev. Reboot. Analytical report
By Kazakhstan Council on International Relations, 2020 Below is the text of the final chapter of the report, as well as a link to the full report. Interim results Despite… Continue reading Kazakhstan. Tokayev. Reboot. Analytical report
Canadian Government Scholarships for Students from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan
The new Study in Canada Scholarships program will offer full academic scholarships for up to two years of study at the post-secondary level that leads to a diploma, post-secondary or… Continue reading Canadian Government Scholarships for Students from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan
Study a Central Eurasian Language at the University of Wisconsin-Madison!
The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is accepting applications! They offer eight-week courses in intensive elementary and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek. Graduate… Continue reading Study a Central Eurasian Language at the University of Wisconsin-Madison!
Submit your proposal to the CESS 2020 Regional Conference in Tashkent!
The submission system for the CESS Regional Conference in Tashkent this June is now open. The deadline is 23.59 Eastern Standard Time, 29 February 2020. Where can I submit my… Continue reading Submit your proposal to the CESS 2020 Regional Conference in Tashkent!
Call for Applications: Gulf Research Center Meeting 2020
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CESS REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Central Eurasian Studies Society 7th Regional Conference June 25-28, 2020 University of World Economy and Diplomacy Tashkent, Uzbekistan About the Regional Conference See also: https://www.centraleurasia.org/conferences/regional/ Since 2008, CESS has held… Continue reading CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CESS REGIONAL CONFERENCE
IU IAS Summer Repository Research Fellowship
The Institute for Advanced Study at Indiana University is now accepting applications for its 2020 Summer Repository Research Fellowship (SRRF). This program funds a two-week residential fellowship for a community… Continue reading IU IAS Summer Repository Research Fellowship
The 2020 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia
Research Workshop — Call for Applications Media and Information Culture in Balkan and Eurasian Muslim Communities Workshop Organizers: Laura Olson Osterman (University of Colorado, Boulder) lolson@colorado.edu Wendell Schwab (Penn State… Continue reading The 2020 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia
Eurasian Insights: Strengthening Central Asian Studies in Europe (EISCAS)
Master Class 2020 WHEN: This Central Asia Master Class (CAMC) will take place from 17 to 26 of April 2020. The CAMC will last 10 days. (This includes 1 arrival… Continue reading Eurasian Insights: Strengthening Central Asian Studies in Europe (EISCAS)
Modern Central Asia: A Primary Source Reader
Modern Central Asia: A Primary Source Reader YURIY MALIKOV Modern Central Asia: A Primary Source Reader is an academic resource that discusses the basic political, social, and economic evolution of Central… Continue reading Modern Central Asia: A Primary Source Reader
PhD Program in Eurasian Studies at Nazarbayev University, 2nd Cohort
The School of Sciences and Humanities (SSH) at Nazarbayev University is pleased to announce the opening of the application process for the second cohort of students in its new interdisciplinary… Continue reading PhD Program in Eurasian Studies at Nazarbayev University, 2nd Cohort
The Central Asia-Azerbaijan Fellowship Program’s Seminar: Youth as a Factor of Social Change in Central Asia
The Central Asia Program is proud to announce our CAAFP 2019 Fellows’ Final Research Presentation. Join us for a half-day seminar featuring our scholars from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan as… Continue reading The Central Asia-Azerbaijan Fellowship Program’s Seminar: Youth as a Factor of Social Change in Central Asia
Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Nazarbayev University (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan) is pleased to announce our next session of the Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies (SSRES), an 8-week intensive program in Russian or Kazakh languages. Classes… Continue reading Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Now Accepting Applications for CESSI 2020!
The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now accepting applications! We offer courses in intensive elementary and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek. Additional levels and languages (such as… Continue reading Now Accepting Applications for CESSI 2020!